https://www.spreaker.com/show/poems-for-kidsenArtsCopyright roger jenkinshttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/05396447f252bd29ebcabbab438e548a.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/show/poems-for-kidsTue, 05 Feb 2019 11:09:44 +0000roger jenkinsroger jenkinsfeeds@spreaker.comThese are poems that I enjoy reading and performing and I hope they might tempt you to try reading them aloud yourself!cleanepisodicroger jenkinsfeeds@spreaker.comThese are poems that I enjoy reading and performing and I hope they might tempt you to try reading them aloud yourself!Nohttps://www.spreaker.com/user/10970476/bukit-tinggi-bus-ride-blueshttps://api.spreaker.com/episode/16954532Tue, 05 Feb 2019 11:07:20 +0000roger jenkinsBukit Tinggi is a city up in the mountains of southern Sumatra. I had a wonderful holiday there . . but travelling on the ancient public busses was a bone-jarring experience!149cleanfullroger jenkinsBukit Tinggi is a city up in the mountains of southern Sumatra. I had a wonderful holiday there . . but travelling on the ancient public busses was a bone-jarring experience!Nohttps://www.spreaker.com/user/10970476/13-ways-of-playing_1https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16945706Mon, 04 Feb 2019 13:53:30 +0000roger jenkinsOne of my favourite drama warm-up activities was to pass an object (eg an umbrella) around the circle and invite participants to explore playing with the object as something else, not as it was intended (eg the umbrella as a rifle, hockey stick, ear...161umbrella,snorkelling,sataycleanfullroger jenkinsOne of my favourite drama warm-up activities was to pass an object (eg an umbrella) around the circle and invite participants to explore playing with the object as something else, not as it was intended (eg the umbrella as a rifle, hockey stick, ear cleaner, javelin or . . . This poem was inspired by this play actiivity.Nohttps://www.spreaker.com/user/10970476/i-should-like-tohttps://api.spreaker.com/episode/16943666Mon, 04 Feb 2019 08:08:59 +0000roger jenkinsA simple poetry-writing prompt: what would like to be able to do?51cleanfullroger jenkinsA simple poetry-writing prompt: what would like to be able to do?Nohttps://www.spreaker.com/user/10970476/geckohttps://api.spreaker.com/episode/16943662Mon, 04 Feb 2019 08:06:57 +0000roger jenkins35cleanfullroger jenkinsNohttps://www.spreaker.com/user/10970476/lonesome-georgehttps://api.spreaker.com/episode/16937132Sun, 03 Feb 2019 14:25:41 +0000roger jenkinsLonesome George was the very last of his kind, an Abingdon Saddleback tortoise. He lived in the Galapagos. When he died in 2012, there were no more Abingdon Saddlebacks to be found anywhere in our world, and all you can do now is look at the photos of...197tortoise,extinction,galapagoscleanfullroger jenkinsLonesome George was the very last of his kind, an Abingdon Saddleback tortoise. He lived in the Galapagos. When he died in 2012, there were no more Abingdon Saddlebacks to be found anywhere in our world, and all you can do now is look at the photos of their massively magnificent shells.Nohttps://www.spreaker.com/user/10970476/mr-gumpys-raphttps://api.spreaker.com/episode/16935421Sun, 03 Feb 2019 09:42:51 +0000roger jenkinsA rhythmical poetic re-telling of John Burningham's delightful book, Mr Gumpy's Outing, in which an escalating number of animals hitch a ride on his boat with a comically catastrophic conclusion!213river,outing,comicversecleanfullroger jenkinsA rhythmical poetic re-telling of John Burningham's delightful book, Mr Gumpy's Outing, in which an escalating number of animals hitch a ride on his boat with a comically catastrophic conclusion!Nohttps://www.spreaker.com/user/10970476/david-and-goliath-rap_1https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16935419Sun, 03 Feb 2019 09:37:17 +0000roger jenkinsA rhythmical re-telling of the Biblical story with contemporary Asian references for anachronistic relevance!383giant,goliath,childherocleanfullroger jenkinsA rhythmical re-telling of the Biblical story with contemporary Asian references for anachronistic relevance!Nohttps://www.spreaker.com/user/10970476/adventures-of-isabel-ogden-nashhttps://api.spreaker.com/episode/16488125Mon, 17 Dec 2018 09:11:01 +0000roger jenkinsAdventures of Isabel by Ogden Nash. A popular reciter's choice as it offers plenty of comic rhymes, a chance to provide three character voices, and who doesn't love a spunky heroine?108cleanfullroger jenkinsAdventures of Isabel by Ogden Nash. A popular reciter's choice as it offers plenty of comic rhymes, a chance to provide three character voices, and who doesn't love a spunky heroine?No